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Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week: Ellie Fox, Yorkville, softball, senior · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week Ellie Fox, Yorkville Softball senior,
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  Speaker 1: Written by Joshua Welge. This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Name Ellie Fox, School,
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  Speaker 1: Yorkville Senior, Sports Softball. Why she was selected. Fox struck
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  Speaker 1: out thirteen inches a complete game two hitter in a
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  Speaker 1: win over Logan and struck out eleven inches a win
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  Speaker 1: over Johnson City. She was selected the Athlete of the
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  Speaker 1: Week in an online vote. Other nominees were Yorkville Volleyball's
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  Speaker 1: Danny Nole, Sandwich Baseball's Braden Behinger, and Oswego softballs Yalen Anthony.
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  Speaker 1: Here is Fox's interview with sports editor Joshua Weld. You
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  Speaker 1: had some huge strikeout games last week. What was working
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  Speaker 1: for you, Fox, I had a good feel for a
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  Speaker 1: couple of my pitches. My rise ball and curveball were
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  Speaker 1: working together to throw off the batters. What did your
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  Speaker 1: team take out of the trip softball wise? What did
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  Speaker 1: you do besides the softball? Fox, myrtle bee each helped
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  Speaker 1: us grow closer as a team. Bonding off the field
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  Speaker 1: built trust, and that chemistry made a big difference in
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  Speaker 1: how we played together. It showed that you win when
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  Speaker 1: you truly play as a team. Besides softball, we bedazzled,
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  Speaker 1: tanned at the beach, went in the ocean, had many
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  Speaker 1: ice cream trips, played trivia and group themes, and some
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  Speaker 1: of us even went on the sling shot together. How's
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  Speaker 1: the start to the season gone, Fox? We've played some
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  Speaker 1: really strong teams to start the season, which has pushed
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  Speaker 1: us to compete and learn quickly. Each game has helped
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  Speaker 1: us figure out what works best for our team. For
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  Speaker 1: people who haven't seen you pitch, how would you describe
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  Speaker 1: your game? What do you feel is your best pitch? Fox?
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  Speaker 1: I'd say my pitching style is pretty flexible. It honestly
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  Speaker 1: depends on the day. Some games my rise is working.
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  Speaker 1: Other games it's my curve or change up, and sometimes
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  Speaker 1: all of them. I focus on adjusting and using whatever
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  Speaker 1: works best to get hitters out. How did you start
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  Speaker 1: playing softball? Fox? I started playing softball through t ball.
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  Speaker 1: My brother played baseball and watching him inspired me to play.
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  Speaker 1: As I grew I realized how much I loved the
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  Speaker 1: sport and eventually joined a travel softball team. Have you
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  Speaker 1: played other sports, Fox, I've played a few other sports
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  Speaker 1: as well. I played volleyball from fourth grade through my
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  Speaker 1: freshman year, and I also swam competitively for a few
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  Speaker 1: years when I was younger. It being end of spring break.
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  Speaker 1: What's the place you'd like to visit someday, Fox, I
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  Speaker 1: really want to go to Greece. What's a TV show
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  Speaker 1: or movie you would watch over and over Fox, The
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  Speaker 1: Vampire Diaries. Do you know your post high school plans? Fox,
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  Speaker 1: I'm going to Southeast Missouri State University and planned a
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  Speaker 1: major in accounting. I also look forward to playing softball
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  Speaker 1: for the RedHawks.